Actuating mechanism for accounting-registers.



F. 0. HBUSER. AGTUATING MECHANISM FOR ACCOUNTING RBGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAILZ?, 19093 1190842533. v Patented .13.11.20, 1914.

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AITITE 5 APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1909.

'Patented Jan. 20, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application med Maren 2 7, 1909. semaine. 486,115. l

To all "whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, FREDERICK O. HEUSER, a citizen of the' United States, residing at Chicago, in the count-y vof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new -and useful Improvement in Actuating Mechanism for Accounting-Registers,vof which the following is a full, clear., concise, and,` exact description, reference being'had to the ac` companying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an actuating mechanism for account-ing registers, and has particular reference to afpolyphase electromagnetic actuating mechanism.

Hitherto, in actuating registers of a mechanical accounting system, ithas been necessary to provide a separate actuating mech'- anism for each register, notab/lygin the case of a time register and a wage register, adapted toindicate respectively, the time and wages of any individual workman. According to the'syste'm described in the ap- `plication of Lynn A. WilliamsfSei-ial No.

provided having these indicators proportional to the time units andthe wage units of any workman. In Williams system, however,

.474323, a single register is time and wage indicators,

whenthe rate of any workman is changed,

" it is necessary to either change the gearing of the register or replace it by lone lwhich is suitably geared.

By my improved system, it is possible to act-nate two reglsters at diierin means of a singlem'echamsm.

rates by anism consists of a plurality'ofelectromagnets, one terminal o'f each electromagnet being suitably connected to a rotarydisk.

Tarton' the periphery of this-disk is ot insulat-ingumaterial. The actual connection to this diskfis 'madeby meansf of brushes and the disk-is electrically connected with a source of'current. as..

' lnected to a brush which i ora different ratel of Each of the' second terminals of the electromagnets is suitably conbearson the surace'of. a.second rotary disk, the periphery of which alternates withk electrically conducting and insulating segments. The second diskmay be made to rotate at the same the diskfirst mentioned,. and it is electrically connected 'to the other pole 4 of the above The brushes are l mentioned source of current.- so., .d isposed-.on this second disk that one -being energized, while the first set of ter- 'i hisk mechspeed fromv that of in A, contact f'with. av coni brush is o' thV periphery whereas ducting sect1 the other brushes ieanv'vhile restingfon` an' insulated portionofthe periphery," It

isnow evident that as'thetwodisksfare rotated', one set of terminalsl ofgtheielectromagnets will simultaneously -be in connection with one pole of 'afbatterwhch acts as a vsource of current,l he second'termlnals of the electroriget" re successively brought into electricalfconnection with the second pole of the battery,in such manner that lthe electromagnets are successively energized, one of these electromagnets always minals remains in connection with one pole of the battery. It is now evident that by rotat Y ing the firstA disk at a constant rate of speed, an armature adapted to be attracted when any oneof the electromagnets is energized would lbe moved at a ,ratecorresponding to the rate at which the said disk is rotatedi',N I On the other hand, when the secondI disk is rotated, the electromagnets aresuccessivelyl energized and if an armature is associated with each electromagnet, and'these larmatures are mechanically connectedt'oge-ther by a shaft, this shaft will be'4 actuated at a- -rate which corresponds to the sum of all ofthe energizations of the individual electromagnets, and is entirely independent of the rate at which the firstarmature is moved.

ABIS

accomplish this result in myinvention as-v will be described-infdetailhereafter.

The movements' fof; the first farmaturel lwhich becomes actuated .only on the energiza- 5 tion or denergization of the group. of elec-9,

tromagnets, ter, whereas the is at a rate corresponding to the sum of the are made to actuate a time registical utilityv 1n other fields; asfor example,

in the operation of electricA motors where an armature would be employed, `whichwould be adapted to beretained 1n afsui'table posi-1 l tion,` as'long as anyone of :the`\electromag` nets yor assume -its normaleposition only when thecurrent isv cut 'o i from all of the electromag-v nets. In this way',.-by attaching a suitable register tothe' 'armature,- it;` would:,readily--v vrotation of the shaft which A- i 10.50F Weie energized, eztndlwould-.fy

15 sulated from one another, but connected on 35 proyidedirames 16,., and `17, which yare o'fthe screws125` fand 2 6. #'The 1.indgbaiztnfQfoi` 65 this register may 'be seen through an opening be possible to thus indicate the number of timesa thata'gmotor'has Abeen startedor stopped. 1 1.

Taking up' the description of my invention in detail, in the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan oi" a three phase lactuating mechanism for a time 'and Wage register; Fig. 2 is a side ele-.- vation of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic representation showing the connections Yof athree-.phase actuating mechanism Witli'a sc urerof current, and the method 'of breaking the connections with said source of' current.f f,v ,7 In Figli, 12fand. 3 are electromagnets i11- the endsby the insulating frames tand 5. Each of these electromagnets is supplied with suitable 'windings and connected with a source of current as shown in. Fig. 3, these "connecti ons,, forthesake of simplicity, be#

ingomitted Figs-...Land 2. The electromagnets 1,' 2 and 3- are provided with cores, one set of olehsbeinggshown at 6, 7 and 8,

and-the ot erfset o poles at 9,10'and' 11. The electromagnets aremounted in a suitable frame, Y12, of l10n-magnetic material, preferably-brass. As bestrshownin Fig. 2,"tl1e poles 6, l and 8 areeach vprovided with an extension13, Whichfpasses under the electromagneuand terminates in 'a pole-piece l14. In order' tok add rigidityto the mechanism, the p olepieces 6,-7 andS are connected by means' of `a.n o-nmag1-1ietic rod `15, preferably -.0f brass.. 0n zthe ends of 'the rod 15 are joined by l,aj bar of, magnetic, ...material 18. The;.bar 418 .i 's Aadapted to act as an'armature and1 oi1--energization of any one `ofjftheelectromagnets, when. the `poles attracted.l A spring' 19' isl adapted to" retainfthearmature 18 and the frames 16 and 1f? inatherfllormai positions, as -shfovyn in-Fig-s.;1v and2. As most clearly indicated -in `r11`,--ig.-2,4 there is an air gap between the. commonarmaturelSiand the poles 6, ,7 and 8 When-the'aiimaturegis in its normal pfv sitifnirL Up i1 he``energiz`- 7o yof any one of ,the'jelectrorgaiets the mixtic flux' tends, toshorten v' air gap -as muchas possible, asaivell. understood by -those skilled in the art"` Hence the iron armature is attracted againstitheaction of the spring 19. Qnthe ---inner s 1de ;of th frame 16 is pivoted-apawl, 20,-:frwhicl1 adaptedto `coperate Withf a-4 ratchetjwheel; 21, uiigidly- .mounted onf the'. shaft 22. :bf-The pawl 20; is held in. its en gagf'k in' -posi'tiolrby a spring-5.23.- -It nov;r becomesz s-f ievldentthat whenthe armature 18 lisatfE 00 tracted to the-=po 1 e1.8y,. the ,ratchet Wheel 21- is-causedi tof revolve. E T lie, Vshaft 22V i s 0 n 'nect'ed-- with 4a ft'ime register., 124,-. Vvwhich held imposition on the 'frame 12 .bygmean's'1 to the ypole 14 of Fig. 2.- The-:arms35 V.- iore .indicated'in'the register 24`and as will bedescribed in detail hereinafter, this indi- 'cation corresponds tthe `time during which the vactuating mechanism is in operation. VAssociatedvvith the poles 9, 10 and; 11 are the armatures 28, 29 and 30, which are `mounted on a shaft'31, which is suitably supported by the brackets32. Each of these armatures consists of four arms most clearly shown in Fig; 2, these'arms being at right angles to -one another. 'The armatures 28, 29 and' 30 areniountedon the shaft 31, s0 that the arms' of the armaturesw'ill lie in separate planes. In Fig. 2 the arms of the armature 30 are shown at 33.V The arms of the, armature 29 are shown at 34 vrandof thearmature 28 at 35. v

As described above, each of "the "polepieces 6, 7 and 8 is provided with an ex" tension :which is bestshvvn in Fig. 2 at-13, this extension terminating in a pole-piece' 14. It is now clear tl'latwhen the electro" ma net 3 is energized, the pole pieces '11 and 14 Will become effective and attract the nearest arms 33 of'thearmaturfe 30 to the position indicated in Fig. "2. -When the tromagnet 2 is energized, thef'nearest' arms 34 ofthe' armature 29 W'ill'be similarly fattracted to the pole 1 0fa1`1d thecrresponding pole which lies 1in a .position corresponding 'ivill thus be made to occupy the position in' which the arms 34 ,are s hdvvn in` -Fig. 2, an'df the arms 33 will occupy th 2 is denergize'd, and the'electromagnet 1' Vis energized, the arms 35 vsiill be lattracted to the' pole 9 andthe pole oorrespondingto the pole 14 of-Fig. 2, andthe arms 35 will occupy positions'of the 4arms 33 vof' Fig. 2.' Vhen. electromagnet 'isdenergized, -'and electromagnet 3 is energized, the position ioo e positions shown I by- 35 in F ig.2.v 4When /the 'electromaget its iro'- shown in Fig. 2 Willbeagain assumed." It' is now clear that by thesuccessive energiza' tions of the threeelectromagnetsfl, 2 andi-3,5 the shaft 31 is causedl to revolve. f Rigidly attached to the shaft 31 is gear 36l Which'is in meshwith the gear 37 rigidly mounted" on shaft 38. Shaft 38,' is directly connected with a' wage register 39-which is suitably at'v tached to the frame-121WA thescrewsfi and 41.v ,The vindicatoroithis register`- isV visible throughan opening$42v cut tin the:

'-fijame v12. It is vevident that Athe register will be actuated en eachfenergizationof'any iis 'oneof the electromagnets 1', 2 O15-3, andas will be 'described hereafter, Athe number' "o fl these." spond toarate of Wages. Taking up now the operation of'my"sy's` tem as awhole 'as/shoWninfFig 3'. On fthe" time contr lled shaft Litare rigidly inount" venergiaati'ns may 'madefto icorre'- conductor 59 by ed disks 44,: 45 kand 46 of electrically coni-, f

.the actuating mechanisms A, B an system Will now beus consider the case of the ductive material. .'On the eripheries 'o these disks are `segments -of msulating ma*- terial shown respectively kat 47, 48 and '49.' Bearing on the peripheries: of the disks are the brushes 50, 51`and 52,l which are con#l nected by the conductors 53, 54 and 55, Withf Athe switches 56, 57 and 58. The diagram shown in Fig. 3represents my system as applied to three Workmen, three of the electromagnetic-mechanisms represented in Fig. C. The con-- ductors 59, 60 and 61 connect the switches 56,

1 being shown at A, B and 57 and 58 with these actuatingmechanisms 4A, B 'and C, one set of terminals of the actu-Q A being connected to vthe ating mechanism t I the conductors 62, 63 and 64;v In as1m1l`ar manner,

thefactuating mechanism B are connected to" the conductor 60, by the conductors 65,'y

66 and 67, and of the actuating mechanism ed on'jtheshaft 43 is also the disk 71, the periphery vof zided Witha ,section of insulating ma- PTO terial' "74, so that thev portion ofthe shaft 43 on which the disk 71 is mounted is electrically disconnected with the section of the shaft on which the disks 44, 45 and 46 are mounted. The disk 71 may also be mounted be regulated as desired. The section of the shaft'43 on which the disks 44, 45 and 46 are mounted, is electrically connected with one pole of a battery 75, through, the conductor 76. The other pole of the battery is connected through the conductor 77 with that portion of the shaft 43, on which the disk 71 is mounted. The brushes 78, 79 and 8O are adapted tobearon the periphery of the disk 71, in such manner thatas the disk isrotated, one of the brushes is constantly in contact with a conducting segment 73,

net 3 of the 5 through the. Conductors 90- ana 9.1 is simi'f.

`Thev T Wi l electroma nets84,

While the other two Abru'slies rest on an inf` sulatingf segment or insulating segments 72e The brushes 7 8, 7 9 'and 8D are connected Vto res )ectivel The conductor 87 is connectedl y.Y Y

with the scohd terminal fthe electromag- 'actuating mechanism A, and

a terminal'` of the elec-' la rly connected with tromagnet 3 ofthe actuating mechanisms4 B -nectediwith one ofthe' terminals of the electromagnet 2,of the actuating mechanisms the terminals off'- "nection withone which is provided with alter#` nate segmentsl 72, of insulatingmateriali" Between these insulating segments-are `thel `conducting segments 73. The shaft 43 isl the speed of which can is thus evident B and C, and theconductor 89 with one the terminals of the electromagnet 1 of The operation of my come clear. Eet

ab actuatingmechanisin `iWh1le the brus` 50 bears on the conductingffsegment of the disk 44, one terminal of each of the electro' .j magnets 1, 2 and 3 of the actuating mechanism A is-brought into electrical connection/ 75 with one pole of the battery 75. As the disk 7l is rotated, each of the second terminals of the electromagnets 3, 2 and 1 is succes si'v'ely" brought into electrical connection with the second pole of the battery, .through the conductingsegmen'ts 73 of the disk 71,"

which is mounted on shaft 43, andthe conductor 71. lInasmuch as vthe actuating mechanism A which is .connected to' the conductors 62, 463 and 64 islfin electrical conof the poles of the battery 75, While the switch 56 is closed and the brush 50 bears lon the conducting segments of the disk 44, each'of the electromagnets 3,

2 and l will be successively energized :when the terminals connected with the conductors 87, 88 and 89 are'successively connected with the second brushes 78, nection `with When the 79 and 8() are brou htinto conthe-segmentsf73 o thedisk 71.

pole of the batteryV 75,v as the' disk 44` is rotated into such posi-l tionv that the' brush 50 bears olii-anlmsu .lating segment of the disk 44,v of course none of the electromagnets of the actuating mechanism A will be energized, 'although theterminals connectedjwith theconductors v 87, 88 and 89 are beingisuccessively broughtl into electrical Contact gwith one poleof the battery 75. The operation of the `actuating mechanisms BV and C is exactly similar to` that of A.- As shown inthe diagram, the

conducting segmentsof the disks 44,45 and 46are made of three dierent lengths. `Bythis means the ment of' the disk 44, the armatures 18 of 4disk 44 reaches an insulating segment, the armature 18 willy resume its normal position as shown 1n Figs. 1* and 2, thereby giving a single .actuation to the time register 24.v

the actuation of the timeregister:v

tromagnets, the energization of eachindi- Vidual electromagnet produces a movement` actuating mechanism are energized ay greater number of times, as the length of the y( :onductingsegment is increased. 1.

The practical applicat'on of my device to 'accounting systems is now apparent.` While {the brush 50 associated with 'the actuating mechanism A bears on'the conducting-'sega that the length offthe Aconsi ducting segment has absolutely no elfect on On the `other hand, in the case ofthe armatures as-l` s ociated withthe opposite poles of the elec? individual electromagnets of of Ithearmature and therebyy the wage register 39 is actuated. Itis thus clearthat al-k though thetime register associated with the actuating mechanism. A will be actuated= at I exactly the same rate as the timeregister..

- associated with theactuating mechanism C, the Wage lregister associated with A will Abe actuated ata slower rate than the wage register associated with C, for the reason that the-terminals of the mechanism A associated withthe conductors 87, 88and 89-will not make as many successive connections with the battery 75,.dur ing the connection of the brush V.50 .with the conducting' segment of the vdisk 44,as willy the terminals of the actuatingmechanism C connected with thel conductors87, 88 and 879, during the connection of the brush 52 with the conducting seg ment ofthe ldisk 46.

The actuatingmechanism T is provided for. the purpose of totalizing the actuations of the wage registers of the mechanisms A, B- and C,'and it is clear that when any one of the electromagnets 3, of the actuating mech l.anisms A, B or() isenergized, the electromagnet-84V will be energized atthe same time'. Similarly 85 :and-86swill be energized.

during .theenergizationiof any of the. electromagnets 2 and l", respectively. In this way the total energizat'ions ofall nine of the electromagnets of thethree actuating mechanisms will be v.totalized in the actuating mechanism T, to vwhich a total wage register may lie-attached. f*

Itis' evident that considerable departure may be. made from the exact iiieclia'nismv energization of all of said electromagnets,

and-7.a register actuated by. said mechanism, said register adapted to indicate the number .of times oftenergizatidn of any," or 'de nergization 'of all ofsaid electromagnets.- .2. Ina device ofthe class described, a source of `electric current, a plurality-of electromagnets, an electric conductor, means for y successively connecting each of said electromagnets withsaid conductors', means for con-A necting said,` conductor y with ,saidl source; of

current, atleast fone; of said electromagnets, 66 being energized at `any givem time during` l .source," time coi'iti'olled` means for periodi-- cally.-loreaking` thev chnnection of lsaid con-Vv ductor. with said source,-a mechanism adapt' the connection fof v said conductor' .with said edY to bev actuated 'by said .electromagnets'on .the :successive making 'and4v breaking fof vthe .circuit connectin said conductor with said;

source, anda register actuated by said mechansm, said register adapted to indicate;al`

lapse `of time. f

3. In adevice ofthe class described,'their'l combination ywith a sou-reeV of electriocurrent, of a pluralityofelectromagnets, means for connecting a set. of terminals veomprising one terminal of each' electromagnet to said'sour'ce of current,"inean`s for periodically breaking the connection of said first terminals with said source of current, means for successively connecting the'second terminals of the electromagnets with said source of'current, at least one of said second termi-,l

nals being so connected at vany given time, 'a mechanism adapted to be'actuated by said.

electromagnetvon the successive making or` breaking of the connection of saiddirstV` terminals with said source of current, and'f'a register actuated by said mechanism, said register adapted to indicate a lapse of time. 4. In combination, a. source of electric current, a plurality of electromagnets', means for connecting a set of terminals comprising one rterminal of each electro-` magnet to said source of current, 'means for periodically breaking .the connectionof` said first -terminals with said`source' of current, means for successively and periodically connecting the second vteriiiinalsof ,eachl of said electromagnets to said source of current, at least, one of sfaid 'second terminalsKA being so connected atl any given time, af mechanism adapted to be actuatedby said. 'electromagnets on the successive makin'gorl breaking of the connection of said firstter minal with said source of current, aregis ter associated `with. vsaid mechanism and adapted to indicate a lapse ofl time, a second mechanism associatedwith' saidv electromag-V jnets and adapted to befactuated on the mak! ing or breaking ofthe connection of any .y

second terminals with'fsaid source during the connection of said'fir'st terminals vwith said source, and a register adapted to besactuated by v'said second mechanism to indica-tev l.the accumulation of wages ata predetermined rate. u

5. In combination, a source of electric current, a plurality of electromagnets', 'means for conn- "ting a set of terminals comprising one terminal of each'f'electromagnet to said' source of current, 'means for .periodically breaking the connection of said ifirst'teimi# nals with said source of current, means for successively connecting the secondvt'ermmal o f'each of said electromagnets to said source' ofjcurrent at a lrate'-corresponding to a pref, v

'determined rate 'of wagesfat leastl one of said second terminals being so connected att any given time, a mechanism;adaptedtobe? actuat'edby said electromagnets-'on the successive making or breaking of the connection ofsaid iirst. terminals with said' sourceofV current, a register-'actuated by said mechanism, said register adapted to indicate a lapse of time, a second mechanism'associated With said electromagnets and adapted to be actuated on the making or breaking of the connection of any second terminal with said .source during the connection vof said rst terminals "with said source, and a register associated with said second mechanism, said` register adapted to indicate the accumulation of wages at said predetermined rate.

6. In combination, a source of electric curvlrent, a plurality of electromagnets, means for connecting a set of terminalscomprising one terminal lof `each electromagnet to said source of current, means for periodically breaking the connection' of said first terminals with said source of current, means for successively and periodically connecting the second terminals of said electro-magnets to said source of current, at least one of said second terminals being so connected at any given time, an armature adapted to be attracted onf, the energization of any of said electromagnets, means for moving said armature to its normal position when said firstterminals .are disconnected with said source of current, thereby failing to energize any i of said electioniagnets, and a register associated with said armature and 'adapted to be actuated by the. successive movements of said l armature from its yno rmal to its alternate position. v

7. In combination, a` source ot" electric current, a plurality of electomagnets, means for connecting a set of terminals comprising vone terminal of each'electromagnet to said source of current, means for periodically breaking the connection of said first terminals with said-source of current, means for successively and periodically connecting the second terminals of each of s aid electromag- ,nets to said source of current, at least one of said second terminals being so connected at any given time,an armature adapted to be attracted on the energization of any of said electromagnets, 1means for moving said armature to its normal position vwhensaid first terminals are] disconnectedwith said source of current, thereby failing to energize any of said electromagents, a register associated with said-armature and adapted to be' actuated by the successive movements Y of said armature from its normal `to it'snal- A tures are rig-i esl 8. Ina'n accounting system, a time register, awage register, and a 'common elect-romag-netic actuating kmechanism associated wit-h said-registers, said actua-ting mechaiiism adapted to advance said time register at a rate corresponding to the lapse of time and said Wage register at a rate corresponding to a predetermined rate of Wages.

9.- I-n an accounting system, time register,.a -Wa-ge register, and a polyphase electromagnetic 'actuating mechanism associated with said registers, said actuating mechalnism on energization adapted toadvance,

said time register at a rate corresponding to the lapse of time and said lwage register at a rate corresponding .to a predetermined rate of wages L I li0. In .an accounting system, a source ci electric current;` a time register, a'vage `register, a plurality 'of 'el'e'ctromagnetm' a time controlled rotary conductor, means for connecting one setrof terminals of said electromagnets to said conductor, said conductor having an insulated portion adapted to break the electrical connection between said terminals and said conductor, means for connecting said conductor with said source of current, a second time-controlled rotaryconductor, means for independently connecting each of the second terminals ofsaidelectromagnets to said second conductor, said conductor providedwith insulated portions, so that said terminals will be successively brought into electriealconneetion with said conductor, means for actuating said time register at a rate corresponding to the number of times the electrical connection between said irst termin-als and said rst conductor is broken, and means for actuating said wage register at a rate corresponding to the number oftimes the electrical connection'between all of said second terminals and said 'second conductor is broken during the electrical connection. of saidA first terminals with said lirstconductor.

11. In an accounting system, av source of electric current, a time register, a Wage register, a polyphase electromagnetic mechanism associated with said registers, means for connect-ing said mechanism with .said source of current, means for actuating said time register at a rate corresponding to the rate at which electrical connection between said mechanism and said source is broken, and means for actuating said' wage register at a rate corresponding to therateat which the electrical connections between the individual. electromagnets and said source are broken.

12. In an accounting system, a source electric current, a Wage register, a time register, a three-phase electromagnetic actuating mechanism assfvciated with said .registers,-time controlled means for periodically and successively energizing the electromagnets of"sa`id mechanism bysaid source, at

`least one vof saidelectromagnets being energized at a'time' duringa. given period,ltime `controlled means for breaking the electrical connection of said vmechanism .with said source, an armature .adapted tto. be attracted to its alternate position when any of said electromagnets is energized, and to assume its normal position when the electrical con- I nection between said `mechanism and sald source is broken, means for actuating said time register at` a ratecorresponding tolthe rate ci. movement ofsaid armature trom its normal to its alternate position, an armature 'associated with eachgelectromagnet of saidv mechanism, a shaft on Which said armatures are rigidly mounted in a plurality of longitudinal planes,each.of said armaturadapted to be attracted by its corresponding electromag'net assuch electromagnets are successively energized, -thereby rotating said shaft and all of said armatureson said shaft,

. and means for actuating said Wage register l at a rate corresponding to the rate of rotaf tion of said shaft.

`13. In combination, a plurality of electromagnets,fa separate armature associated with each electromagnet, a common armature adapted to be actuated by any ofthe electromagnets, means for energizing the individual electromagnets in successlon, a register adapted to be, operated by said separate armatures,

and a second register adapted to be operated by said common armature. 14. In a device of the class described, a

-plurality of energizing windings, an elec- .-.tromagnetic mechanism individual to each.

of said windings andadapted to be actuated upon the energization of the associated winding, a common electromagnetic mechanlsm adapted to be actuated by any or all of said windings when energized, means for closing insuccession the circuits of said Windv1ngs,'a register. adapted to be operated by said indlvidual electromagnetic mechanisms, and a second register adapted to be operated by said common electromagnetic mechanism; I

,15.A Inf-combination, avplurality of electro- `magnets, a common armature at one end of said electromagnets adapted to be actuated I upon the energization'of any or all of the yelectromagnets, jan." individual. armature at the-other end of Seac ielectromagnet, each *vindividual armaturerbeing adaptedto be` register adapted toiv be operated actuatedby :the Vassociatedelectromagnet and by. none other, switching mechanism for closingA electrical circuits Yin succession through the v individual electromagnets; a by said in dividual armatures," and a' second `register' .adapted to'bejoperated by 'said common armature. i 1G, Incombinatlon, a source of-electr1c cuentargplurality i of electromagnets,

thereby',

--ister at any jister, a Wag'egister', fating 'mechanism vas,sciated with said regmechanism adapted to v advance I"said-time register ata rate corref,L l spending to nth-eflapse of vtime and vsaid' l WageL register'at a ratetcoifre "M of a plurality of predetermined; rat Wages --isters, said actuating means l for successiveiy Nenerg'izing the` elecltromagnets anddenergizing each of'them "after the successive Venergization has beenv effected, an *armature *associated witheach electromagnetand' adapted to"P be A actuated a common `armatiriadapted to be actuated by y of the-electromagnets, a register :adapted to beoperated'by fthe individual f armatures,

` and a second register adapted to be operated bythe commonari Y current, a pair of registers'ap'olyphase'elec `tromagnetic mechanism associated withl said registers', means for connectingy said mecha-` nism with the source ofi"-ff'surrent,l mea'nSOr actuating one register*at'fa rate corresponding to the rate at. which"thefelectrical'connection isbroken betweenfthe source of current and 'the individual electromagnet s',;and`

means for actuating `v-the other register` at a rate corresponding toth rate lat lvihic'hftheA electrical connection' isbroken betvveenjthe source of current Vandthe electromagnetic mechanism as a whole;I f'- 18. In combination,\fapair offf'regi'sters, and a common actuating device for'saidregisters, said device providedl'with-ineans for for variably and' 'the second of said registersiI f A n 19. In combination," a pair of registers,

and a common actuating device for said' regprovided'rwlth means for,

isters, said device actuating one of said registersfat a predeter-vmined Arate and means for variably'actrlating thesecond of said registers atranyfone'of a plurality ofV predetermined rates'. `2 0. In combinationgfavage registe'atime sociated with said registersksaid deviee'pro-` independently actuating" actuating one of said'f'regis'teis, and means.

`register, and a common 'ctuating devicel as" vided with means for-'fact''u'atin'` said timev anda common actua ftime. reg- Iin combination, a plurality. of velectronlag- 1 one way or the other.

`adapted to be operated when the first elec- .tromagnet is energized during velectromagnets 1s energized, said armature single electromagnetic device for' actuating the re lsters independent amounts.

28; he combination of two registers, and a connecting mechanism between'k them, one element of said mechanism consisting of a single electromagnetic the registers at different predetermined rates. l i

29. The combination of two registers, md a connecting mechanism between l-them, element of mechanism consisting of a sin le actuating register piroportionally to time and for operating t e other register proportionally l'to wages earned.

'30. The combination of two registers, and a connecting mechanism between them,`onc element-oi` said single actuating device for 'operating one register proportionally to time and for operating the other register proportionally to wages earned at any desired rate without change in the actuating device.

31. The combination of two registers, .and a single actuating mechanism forv operating one register proportionally to the `number of times the actuating device is operated and for actuating the other register proportionally to the amount of operation of the actuating device. f

nets adapted to be successively *energize during a given period, any one of said electromagnets being energized before the' gleenergization of the preceding magnet during that period, an `actuating mechanism that period and held in its o erated position until the denergization o the last electromagnet, whereuponf'said mechanism returns to no'rmal position, and an indicator actuated by said mechanism when the latter is moved 24. The combination with .an electromagnetic actuating mechanism, of an indicator associated therewithI for .automatically in-l dicating the number of times that said mechanism has been started or stopped independentl o f the amount of operation of the. mec anism..

25.. In combination, a plurality of e1ectro` magnets, a common armature associate therewith and adaptedto be-retained in a suitable position. as rlong as any. of sai its normal position only when all and assumin of said e ectromagnets are denergized an indicating device vcontrolled by said armature.

26, The combination with an'electromag- In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe l netic actuating mechanism having two sep'amy name this 22nd day of March, A. D. rate armatures, of a register operatively i909. l

connected with each armature'such registers operated at different rates by -the armatures.

\27. The combination of two registers, and a connecting mechanism between them, one

element of said mechanism consisting oi a FREDERICK OaHEUSER.

Witnesses:

'CHARLES H. TALLMADGE,

LEONARD W. NovANnnR;

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